At the end of May 2003, 54 people joined us on our 1865 trip. We traveled to Petersburg, Va and followed the campsite and battlesites of the 69th Pa in the last year of the war.We walked the Petersburg lines and visited battlegrounds at Hatcher Run and Armstrong Mill. We ended our trip at Appomattox Courthouse. Stay tuned for information when we begin the bus trip series again with 1861.

The cemetery at City Point. Here, four members of the 69th who died during the siege are buried. City Point was the key union supply base and hospital area during the Petersburg siege.

Hare House Hill was the first target of the 69th attack on June 17, 1864

The battle of Ream's Station was fought around this church in September 1864

At Armstrong Mill, the 69th battled again in February 1865

At this point, the pontoon bridges were placed to bring the Second Corps across the Appomattox River

Fort Davis was built on the site of theJune 22, 1864 Jerusalem Plank Road battle

Along the Hatcher Run Creek the 69th fought Mahone's rebel troops in October 1864

The final Union breakthrough in April, 1865 saw the 69th Pa drive up the Boydton Plank Road